Planetary hours
in Oral.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 24 February 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:23
- 2♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:16
- 3☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:09
- 4♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:55
- 6☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:33
- 9♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:19
- 11♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:25
- 4♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:32
- 5☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:39
- 6♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:53
- 8☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:14
- 11♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:21
- 12☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 24 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:31 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.